The smoking gun. In this video, the Civic Committee’s Ty Fahner admits he colluded with the bond rating agencies to destroy Illinois pensions.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHV2Gte4aWw&feature=youtu.be] Thanks to Tim Furman for providing this video segment. There is nothing the fat cats in Illinois won’t do to destroy public employee pensions. The Civic Committee’s Ty Fahner demonstrated this when he spoke to a gathering of the Chicago Union League Club last month. Fahner openly admits that he colluded with the bond rating agencies
From the writers. Diane Ravitch on Karen Lewis.
By Diane Ravitch. I never heard of Karen Lewis until she was elected president of the Chicago Teachers Union as an upstart in September 2010, overturning the established leadership. I was intrigued and decided that I wanted to meet this woman. As it happened, I had a speaking engagement in Detroit in late September and was supposed to fly from Detroit to Los Angeles. When i visited Chicago in the
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Tony at the Red Line Tap. “Tony.” “Klonsky. Have a nice trip?” I sat down at the bar and turned to Marty. “Did you order that organic Seizoen Bretta for me?” “Just came in,” said Marty. “Listen. It’s not easy ordering that stuff from Portland. You’re lucky I have my contacts.” “Organic?” said Tony. “